Bobby pin holder



Jan. 6, 1953 P. A. EPPS, JR 7 J 2,624,345

' BOBBY PIN HOLDER Filed Nov. 8, 1950 10 J3 INVEi JR.

&@r6 @#6;9 B. aw zmm a ATTEI R N EYS Patented Jan. 6, 1953 UNITED STATESATENVT OFFICE BOBBY PIN HOLDER Peterson A. Epps, Jr., Richmond, Va.Application November 8, 1950, Serial No. 194,655 (Cl. 1s2--1) 3 Claims.

This invention relates to stands or holders used on vanities or hairdressing tables, and in particular a stand for holding bobby pinswherein the pins are positioned on a vertically disposed Web and meansis provided at the ends of the Web for opening the pins as they arewithdrawn therefrom.

The purpose of this invention is to provide a bobby pin holder fromwhich pins may be withdrawn by one hand and in which the pins are openedover the end of a thumb as they are withdrawn from the holder.

Various types of holders have been provided for bobby pins, hair pins,and the like but with the closed type of pin and particularly bobby pinsit is diflicult to withdraw a pin with one hand and with conventionalholders of this type it is necessary to hold the holder with one hand asa pin is withdrawn with the other. With this thought in mind thisinvention contemplates a base having a vertically disposed web withwedge shaped surfaces or portions at the ends of the web so that withthe thumb positioned in a recess at the ends a bobby pin may bewithdrawn with the first two fingers of the handwith the wedge shapedsurface opening the pin and with the pin deposited on the end of thethumb with the arms thereof separated.

The object of this invention is, therefore, to provide means for forminga bobby pin holder whereby pins supported thereon are opened as they arewithdrawn and from which pins are withdrawn by one hand.

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved holder forbobby pins wherein the arms of pins are separated with both horizontaland vertical movement.

A further object of the invention is to provide an improved bobby pinholder which includes means for opening pins as they are withdrawntherefrom which is of a simple and economical construction.

With these and other objects and advantages in view the inventionembodies a hair pin holder T-shape in cross section having a base with avertically disposed web with wedge shaped surfaces having recesses inthe ends provided on the surfaces at the ends of the web, with recessesin adjoining surfaces of the base and with a rib on one side of theupper edge of the web.

Other features and advantages of the invention will appear from thefollowing description taken in connection with the drawings wherein:

Figure 1 is a plan view of the improved bobby pin holder.

Figure 2 is aside elevational View of the holder illustrating thepositions of a thumb and fingers of a hand in the act of withdrawing abobby pin from the holder.

Figure 3 is an end elevational view of the improved bobby pin holdershowing a pin positioned on a wedge shaped surface at one end thereof.

Figure 4 is a cross section through the holder taken on line 4-4 ofFigure 2.

Figure 5 is a similar section showing a rib on the upper edge of the webof the holder.

Figure 6 is a detail showing a sectional plan taken on line 55 of Figure2 illustrating the shape of the wedge shaped surface on one end of theweb and showing the end of a thumb positioned in the recess in the endof the wedge shaped surface.

Figure 7 is a similar section showing a bobby pin which is positioned onthe intermediate part of the wedge shaped surface shown in Figure-6,withdrawn from the wedge shaped surface and positioned on the end of thethumb inserted in the recess.

Figure 8 is a side elevational View With parts roken away showing thewedge shaped surface at the end of the web of the hold-er with the partsas shown in Figure '7 wherein a pin has been withdrawn from the wedgeshaped surface and is positioned on the end of a thumb the end of whichextends into the recess in the end of the wedge shaped surface.

Figure 9 is an elevationa1 view looking toward the end of a thumb andshowing a bobby pin positioned thereon with the pin in the position asillustrated in Figures 7 and 8.

Figure 10 is a detail illustrating the method of spreading the legs of abobby pin with the bead or rib on the upper edge of the web.

Figure 11 is a cross section through the holder illustrating amodification wherein the holder is provided with an arcuate web.

Referring now to the drawings wherein like reference characters denotecorresponding parts the improved bobby pin holder of this inventionincludes a base I!) having a centrally disposed web I I extendedupwardly therefrom with wedge shaped surfaces i2 and I3 on the sides ofthe ends of the web and with a rib M on one side of the upper edge ofthe web to retain the bobby pins on the Web.

The upper surface of the base 10 is provided with recesses l 5 and it onthe sides of the web at one end and I1 and I8 on the sides of the web atthe opposite end and, the ends of the wedge shaped surfaces formed onthe ends of the web are provided with recesses l9 and 20 into which theend of a thumb, as indicated by the numeral 2! extends when the bobbypin, as indicated by the numeral 28 is withdrawn from the holder.

The wedge shaped surface l2 tapers from a point 22 where it blend-s intothe surface of the web I I to a point 23 at the end of the holder andthe wedge shaped surface l3 extends from a point 24 where it blends intothe surface of the web, to a point 25 at the end of the holder.

In the modification illustrated in Figure 11 an arcuate web 26 extendsupwardly from a base 21, similar to the base It and it will beunderstood that the ends of the web 25 may also be provided with wedgeshaped surfaces corresponding to the wedge shaped surfaces I2 and 13whereby bobby pins positioned, on the web are opened as they arewithdrawn therefrom.

In the illustration shown in Figure 10 a bobby pin is withdrawnvertically from the web and as itpasses. upwardly with one leg bearingagainst a. surface of the web the upper end of the pin is extendedtoward one side whereby the bead I4 on the upper edge of the webforcesthe other leg of thepin outwardly, thereby opening the pin, asshown.

With the parts arranged in this manner bobby pins are placed over theweb, as illustrated in Figure 2 and when it is desired to use the pinsthey are withdrawn, as illustrated in Figure 2 with the end of the thumbplaced into one of the recesses IE3 or 20' and with the first twofingers of the hand placed over the pin and sliding through the recessesH and i8 and extended on opposite sides of the web I l the pin iswithdrawn over the wedge shaped surface l3, as illustrated in Figures 6and 7 with the fingers drawing the pin overthe end of the thumb where itis held until it is, inserted in the hair. By this means bobby pins areopened as they are withdrawn from, the holder and the pins are placed onthe end of the thumb of a hand in which they are held.

The holder may be made of plastic, or any suitable material and with thebase comparatively heavy, as illustrated in the drawing the holder willhave sufficient stability to remain in position as pins arewithdrawntherefrom by the thumb and fingers of a hand.

It will be understood that modifications may be made in the design andarrangement of the parts without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

What is claimed is:

1. A bobby pin holder comprising a base having a vertically disposed webwith wedge shaped portions on the side surfaces of the ends of the weband with a bead on the upper edge of the web to retain the pins thereonand said wedge shaped portions being extended upwardly and outwardly ofthe plane of the web.

2. A bobby pin holder comprising a base having a vertically disposed webwith wedge shaped portions on the side surfaces of the ends of the weband with a bead on the upper edge of the web, to retain thepins thereonand said wedge shaped portions being extended upwardly and outwardly ofthe plane of the web, said base hav- 2 ing recesses in the ends of theupper surface and positioned at thesides of the web to receive the firsttwo fingers-of a hand as, the bobby pin is removed from, the web.

3. In a bobby pin, holder, the combination which comprises an elongatedsupport, T-shape in cross section having a base with a web extendedupwardly therefrom, said web having wedge shaped'surfaces on the sidesof the ends thereof and recesses in the ends of the wedge shapedsurfaces to receive the end of the thumb of a hand and said base havingrecesses in the upper surface of the ends and positioned on oppositesides of the web to receive the first two fingers of a hand as the bobbypin is removed from the web.

PETERSON A. EPPS, JR.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis .patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 2,140,251 Steger Dec. 13, 19382,176,052 Beyer Oct. 17, 1939 2,477,034 Avelli July 26, 1949 2,548,561Sewol Apr. 10, 1951

